HP Surestore 6.140 Tape Library - Manual (Page 224)

Drives and Media
HP Ultrium Drives & Media
Appendix D D-24
NOTE You can order additional bar codes if needed. Bar code ordering
information is provided with your tape library.
NOTE For data cartridge messages, ‘n’ represents the volume serial number (or
volser), and ‘XY’ represents the media ID. The HP Ultrium media ID is
‘Lg’ where ‘g’ (alphanumeric) designates a generation of the cartridge. For
example, the HP Ultrium media ID for first generation data cartridges is
‘L1”.
For cleaning cartridge messages, ‘CLN’ denotes that it is a cleaning
cartridge, ‘H’ represents Hewlett-Packard as the drive manufacturer, ‘n’
is the volume serial number, and ‘XY’ represents the media ID (as stated
above). Bar codes will resemble ‘CLNHnnL1’.
Table D-10 Ultrium Cartridge Bar Code Specifications
Description Specification
Data Cartridge Message 8-character: 6 alphanumeric (user
preference) followed by 2
alphanumeric (media ID)
Cleaning Cartridge Message 8-character: ‘CLN’, ‘H’, 2 numeric,
and 2 alphanumeric (media ID)
Dimensions 7.8 cm x 1.7 cm (3.07 in x 0.67 in)
Symbology code 39 without check digit
Start/Stop Characters */*
• Short Bar
• Long Bar
• 6.0 mm (0.24 in)
• 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Ratio 2.75:1
Print Quality ANSI Grade “A”